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    Day: October 7, 2014

    Alive – helicopter crew survive crash on Hkakabo Razi
    October 7, 2014in Kachin, Lead Story, News, Society555by KO HTWE
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    Alive – helicopter crew survive crash on Hkakabo Razi

    All three crew members of a Thai helicopter that went missing while delivering supplies in the search for two missing Burmese mountaineers have been found alive.

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    Over 3,000 prisoners released – but how many political prisoners remain behind bars?
    October 7, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics172by JACOB ROBINSON
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    Over 3,000 prisoners released – but how many political prisoners remain behind bars?

    President Thein Sein ordered the release of 3,073 prisoners on Tuesday, but it’s unknown how many political prisoners remain in jail.

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    October 7, 2014in Bullet Points0by DVB
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    Bullet Points: 7 October 2014

    Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson

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    Mountaineers, helicopter still missing in northern Burma
    October 7, 2014in Kachin, Lead Story, News473by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Mountaineers, helicopter still missing in northern Burma

    Thai army authorities have asked their Burmese counterparts for a progress report on the search for a Thai helicopter missing on Hkakabo Razi in Kachin State since 27 September.

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    Burma’s growth rate set to hit 8.5 percent: World Bank
    October 7, 2014in Development, Lead Story, News2by DVB
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    Burma’s growth rate set to hit 8.5 percent: World Bank

    The World Bank estimates Burma’s economic growth rate at 8.5 percent for 2014 and 2015, a figure higher than any other nation it surveyed, including China.

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    Koh Tao ‘murderers’ were tortured, says Burmese embassy lawyer
    October 7, 2014in Crime, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News29by NANG MYA NADI and AYE NAI
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    Koh Tao ‘murderers’ were tortured, says Burmese embassy lawyer

    A lawyer contracted by the Burmese embassy to defend Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, who are accused of murdering two British tourists, said the men confessed to the crimes…

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